Twin Beach Boat Launch
About
Twin Beach Boat Launch is a boat launch in Michigan, about 2.6 miles from Orchard Lake Village. Summer is the warmest stretch for getting on the water. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 82°F in July, with lows near 62°F, while late spring and early fall are cooler, with May and September highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Several other outings lie within a short drive. Pebble Creek Ravine Trail is about 2.6 miles away, and the Clinton River Water Trail offers more paddling about 6 miles off. The Huron River, at roughly 8 miles, and Chief Pontiac Trail Conventional Hike, about 8.5 miles away, round out the options.
Location
West Bloomfield Charter Township
Michigan
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–82°F and lows of 42–62°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Pontiac Oakland Co Intl Ap, MI weather station, 6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan30° high16° low
- Feb33° high18° low
- Mar43° high26° low
- Apr57° high36° low
- May69° high48° low
- Jun78° high58° low
- Jul82° high62° low
- Aug80° high61° low
- Sep73° high53° low
- Oct60° high42° low
- Nov46° high32° low
- Dec35° high23° low
Nearby
- Pebble Creek Ravine TrailHiking2.6 mi
- Clinton River Water TrailCanoeing6.2 mi
Hiking TrailHikingPhoto: KRoark, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)7.1 miHuron RiverCanoeingPhoto: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.3 mi
- Chief Pontiac Trail Conventional HikeHiking8.5 mi
Clinton RiverCanoeingPhoto: Local hero, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)9 mi- Turkeyfoot TrailHiking9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Twin Beach Boat Launch
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 16°
10 wet
Feb
33° / 18°
8 wet
Mar
43° / 26°
11 wet
Apr
57° / 36°
12 wet
May
69° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 61°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 53°
11 wet
Oct
60° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
46° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
35° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pontiac Oakland Co Intl Ap, MI, 6 mi away at 976 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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